The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 & How They Affect You – Special Report
Here are what we at HR Insider believe to be the 11 most significant cases of 2022, along with a practical lesson you can take from the case to address […]
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Termination Provisions (Again): Court Decides New Avenue For Rendering Termination Clauses Unenforceable
Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest clauses can render employment agreement termination clauses unenforceable. In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the confidentiality and conflict-of-interest clauses of an employment agreement […]
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It Wasn’t Me, It Was My Mental Disability, Claims Worker Fired for Violence
A warehouse worker was put on leave after hurling a printer across the workplace in frustration. The worker received psychiatric evaluation and the company decided to let him come back, […]
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How Long Can an Employee Dispute Compensation Changes?
In the recent Court of Appeal decision in Kosteckyj v. Paramount Resources Ltd. 2022 ABCA 230 (CanLII), the court considered the possibility that specific timelines could be imposed on employees for […]
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Quiet Quitting Special Report
Fundamentally, quiet quitting is a social phenomenon rooted in generational attitudes, burnout, family responsibilities and, above all, employee mistrust of employers to manage their workload and provide fair compensation. To […]
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Can You Terminate Employees for “Quietly Quitting”?
No, but you may be able to fire them for other reasons. “Quiet quitting.” It’s a term you’ve probably heard in the past few weeks thanks to a new TikTok video […]
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Harassment Investigation Protocols Under Scrutiny Labour, Employment & Humans Rights Law Bulletin
In Ahluwalia v. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board)1, a worker's appeal was dismissed after the Court of Appeal determined that the WorkSafeBC Review Division had properly applied law and policy in relation […]
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Protecting Employees from Harassment Outside the Workplace
The right to a harassment-free workplace accompanies employees wherever they go. The duty to prevent “workplace harassment” isn’t a literal one in the sense that it extends to harassment employees experience […]
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The Conflicts Don’t Stop: The Latest on Workplace Investigations
Date: August 3, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Inna Koldorf Workplace harassment and violence investigations have become commonplace in most workplaces. In this program, we will review the circumstances when […]
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